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  1. Follow-up: Singapore NEA issues haze notices to three more Indonesian firms; Shanmugam vows 'every legal lever'

    Singapore's National Environment Agency on Oct 19 issued preventive-measure notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act to three more Indonesian companies — Buana Megatama Jaya, Mananjung Hayak and Baratama Putra Perkasa — taking the total to 10, citing indications that smoke from fires on their concession land in Kalimantan reached Singapore; the notices require them to deploy firefighters, stop burning and submit fire-prevention plans. Nine of the 10 are pulp plantations and four are linked to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). Senior Minister Shanmugam said Singapore would use every legal and regulatory lever against haze-linked firms, amending or enacting laws urgently if needed; the 24-hour PSI in the west was 122 at 5 am on Oct 20, the highest of all regions.

    Oct 20, 2026 Morning